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THE BAKBER. 

"By whose decrees, our sinful souls to save. 

No Sunday tankards foam, no barber shave." — Bykon 

The occupation of barber is an institution 
of civilized life, and is only known among 
those nations that have made a certain pro- 
gress in civilization. It is referred to by the 
prophet Ezekiel: "And thou, son of man, take 
thee a barber's razor, and cause it to pass 
thine head and upon thy beard." (Ezek. v. i,) 
We do not read of barbers at Rome until 
about the year of 454 of the city; but there, 
as elsewhere, when once introduced, they 
became men of great notoriety, and their 
shops were the resort of all the loungers and 
newsmongers in the city. Hence they are 
alluded to by Horace as most accurately in- 
formed in all the minute history, both of 
families and of state. But in early times, the 
operations of the barber were not confined, as 
now, to shaving, hair-dressing and making of 
wigs; but included the dressing of wounds, 
blood-letting, and other surgical operations. 
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gcry and the art of shaving went hand in hand. 
The title of B-Chirurgeon, or B-Surgeon, was 
generally applied to barbers. The B — of 
London, were first incorporated by Edward 
IV, in 1 46 1, and at that time were the only 
persons who practiced surgery. The barbers 
and the surgeons were separated, and made 
two distinct corporations; in France, in the 
time of Louis XIV, and in England in 1745. 
The sign of B-Chirurgeon consisted of a strip- 
ped pole from which was suspended a basin; 
the fillet round the pole indicating their riband 
or bandage twisted round the arm previous tc 
blood-letting, and the basin or vessel for re- 
ceiving the blood. This sign has been gener- 
ally retained by the modern barber. In our 
country, nevertheless, it is only occasionally 
that the basin may be seen hanging at the 
door of an old barber's shop. The character 
of the barber is amusingly illustrated in one of 
the tails of the Arabian Nights entertainments 
and has been immortalized by Beaumarchais, 

Mozart and Rossinni, under the name of 
Figaro. 



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STROPPING THE RAZOR. 

The best strop in use known to the barber 
fraternity is the genuine Russian leather strop, 
the price of which is from $i.oo to $1.25 
each, and will last a person a life time if 
proper care is taken of the same. There are 
cheaper strops on the market, such as horse 
hide and the different kinds of common leather 
strops which seem to be very good, but in our 
mind there is nothing equal to the genuine 
Russian leather strop. 

In stropping hang your strop in a good 
firm position, either on the side of your chair 
or on your bench where it will be the proper 
height. Draw the razor from the heel to 
the point making same strokes from right to 
left. It is well after you take your razor 
from the hone to strop it very gently 
on the leather before putting it on the canvas, 
for which use only the genuine Russian 
leather strop. In stropping, after making a 
few strokes to temper the edge on the leather, 
then strop gently on the canvas, then again on 
the leather until you get the edge tempered in 



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shape. Do not shave a right hard beard as ic 
may crumple \our edge, but strop gently, 
shaving an eas)- man first until you can judge 
the tempering of the razor and then you can 
shave the hardest beard with perfect ease. 

INSTRUCTIONS IN HONING. 

Great care and caution should be taken in 
honing a razor. We will endeavor in these 
instructions to give you the method of honing, 
on the three principle hones, used at the pre- 
sent time, namely: lather hone, or what is 
known to some barbers as the hickory hone. 
The water hone has been in use a great many 
years. Having used this mostly in my busi- 
ness for the last twenty-five years, I will 
commence giving you instructions on the 
water hone. The water hone is of German 
origin and you will find it used by Germans, 
more so than any other class of barbers. To 
hone a razor however, it should be done when 
the barber has no care on his mind, and not 
when customers are waiting, nor when he has 
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old sayinor that I remember when I was a boy, 
"That a sharp razor was half the shaving, and 
a well lathered and soft beard the other half." 

HONING ON THE WATER HONE. 

Balance the razor carefully on the fore- 
fingers for honing; commence at the heel and 
draw the razor diagonally across the hone to a 
point toward the edge as in following cut, 



running up so that it will be in the same posi- 
tion on the left side as it was in starting from 
the right. Draw dow^n w'ith the same weight 
and pressure on both sides, being careful to 
make the licks from right to left exactly the 
same, thereby keeping the bevel the same on 
both sides of the razor. Now, look at your 



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razor occasionally as you hone and see that the 
bevel is the same on both sides. Keep the 
hone well dampened with water and rub it 
occasionally with the rubber for the purpose 
of making a thick gray paste. After you think 
you have honed a sufficient length of time 
draw your razor across your finger nail, then 
if it presents a sticky feeling like the keen 
edge of a knife on your finger you should 
know that you have honed sufficient. 
If, however, niches are still on the edge you 
will have to hone until they disappear. After 
you have honed a short time feel the edge 
with your finger and if it draws all the 
way long even and smoothe you may know 
that you have your razor in shape to put on 
your strop. If the razor is new and well 
ground, very little honing will be necessary 
on any hone as it is more likely to be worse 
for the razor and it is very hard to get into 
condition again, when once over-honed. 



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THE LATHER HONE. 

The lather or hickory hone, as it is known 
to a large number of barbers, is in general use 
throughout the country, and is one of the 
principal hones now in use. Its origin is 
Belgium, and it is a manufactured hone. It is 
manufactured by the process of petrification. 
You use lather on this hone exclusively; also 
some use oil to a good advantage. You com- 
mence honiuLT the razor in the same manner 
as on the water hones. Hone from the heel 
to the point, same asin cut shown previous. 
Then turn razor in fingers, then turn razor 
around so that both back and edo-e touch on the 
hone. Draw carefully if the razor is very dull 
give it a great many strokes from right to left 
to get it in the right condition, but as I say if 
the razor is in fair shape it will need very little 
honing. Keep testing the razor so that you 
know when the edge is in good shape, and 
keep putting lather on hone. In this way you will 
feel if it is cutting the same on both sides. Test 
the razor the same way as you did on the 
water hone. Feel it with your fingers occas- 



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ionally to sc? if you have honed sufficient, also 
draw jrently across your fini^ers to see if it 
feels sticky and holds fast to your fingers, the 
same as in honing on the water hone. 

THE SWATY HONE. 

This is comparatively a new product. It 
was invtMited by Francis Swaty, of Veinna, 
and is practically more in use now than any 
other used, and when in good condition it 
takes very little honing I will give you in- 
structions pertaining to the Swaty hone. 

1 . — The two sides of the alumine hone differ 
in roughness, the side marked with the firm is 
the sharper one. 

'2. — Half hollow or thick razors must be 
honed first on the rougher surface, but not too 
long, and then on the finer surface as described 
in article 3. 

3. — On the finer side only the thin hollow 
GROUND razor can be honed in the followino^ 
manner: Put the razor with the back flat on 
the hone as shown before in cut, and draw the 
razor three or four times against the edge; 



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when drawing back, the razor must be turned 
on its back. Then try the edge. Should it 
not be sharp enough try the same process 
again until the required sharpness is produced. 

4. — Honing can be done with oil, water or 
soap suds. 

5. — Should the rough side, by long use get 
too smooth rub it when dry with rough emery 
paper or with a flat piece of pumice stone and 
plenty of water. 

6. — Should the finer surface by long use get 
too smooth rub it gently at first with fine 
emery paper. 

The price of the Swaty hone is 50c to $1.00. 
The price of the hickory hone runs from 75c 
to almost as high as a person wants to go, 
according to size and quality, etc. In buying 
a good hone the price should be no object; of 
course, the higher price you pay for a hone 
the better hone you obtain. It is well to 
go a great deal on the judgement of the supply 
man in buying a hone as they handle them 
every day and have experience which the gen- 
eral public cannot obtain. 



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SELECTING A RAZOR. 

There is so man)- ^ood l)rands of razors on 
tlic inarkc^t at tlic present time that it is hard 
to tell which is the best, Ihe foUowini^'- is the 
names of some of the leadiniL^ brands: Blue 
Steel, Bismarck. Cosmos, IMars Razor, Nancy 
1 ianks; all ol whicii arc: sold here in Kansas 
City. The same applies to razors as to hones. 
These razors are all i^'-uaranteed b)' the supply 
man and if you do not (^et a good razor at 
first they will allow ) ou to exchange until you 
do get a good one, which is absolutely guaran- 
teed. As I have stated before you should 
put a great deal ol conhdence in the supply 
man in regard to picking out a good razor or 
gel some expc;rienced barbc^r who has been 
used to handling razors to select for ycni 
or tell \ou souK^thing about them. There is 
but one wa)' of telling however, and that is by 
thoroughly testing it, which they will all allow 
you to do. 



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THE ART OF SHAVING. 

The first very imj)ortanl thing- is to get 
your man in a nice cotnlortal)k; and easy ])()si- 
tion in the chair. Put a towel down around his 
neck, using a clean towel for (;ach man. Rinse 
th(! cup or mug out for ev(;ry man thoroughly. 
Put the water in th(; mug, then turn it out so 
that all will run out hut what will stay on the 
brush, then make the lather. Commence lath- 
ering on the right cheek, holding your ihumb 
to the ear so as to keep the lather from going 
into the ear, then lather the left side in the 
same manner. Rub the lather over the face 
taking the brush in your left hand and rub 
gently with your right across the chin bcn'ng 
careful not to get the lath(;r too far down on 
neck or too far up on the cheek. Never be in 
any hurry in lathering. Rub until the beard 
is thoroughly softened. An old saying is ''A 
man well lathered is half shaved." 'Flu; same 
proverb is true to day. After you have; your 
man well lathc^red, wipe your hands perfectly 

dry. It is well to have a small chunk of alum 
on which you can rub your hands before taking 



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the razor in your hand. Strop your razor 
according to instructions on stropping. If the 
lather becomes dry while you are stropping 
your razor put on more lather until it is soft- 
ened sufficient. Lay your paper on his breast. 
Now, you are ready for shaving. Take your 
razor and balance it on the three fingers, with 
the little finger over the top of the handle and 
thumb on side of the blade known as move- 
ment No. I. With this stroke shave down 
toward the side of the face, stretching the skin 
with the little finger of the left hr.nd; shave 
down half way to the point of the chin. Wipe 
your razor turning the thumb on the other side 
and follow movement No. 2. then with this 
stroke shave to the point of chin. Wipe your 
razor again, commencing at the point of chin 
changing your razor to movement No. i , 
shaving down the point of chin to the throat, 
going down shaving with the grain. Wipe off 
your razor, commence at the bottom and shave 
up with the grain until you meet the place left 
off in shaving down. Turn the head over 
gently by placing the left hand back of the 



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ears. Shave; down the left cheek backhanded 
using movemetifrNo. 2, then chancre again to 
rfiovement No. i, shaving down to point 
and across the chin, then go back to move- 
ment No. 2, commencing at the point of chin 
on the left side same as instructions on shaving 
the right side, draw straight down the throat 
with the grain, then you change usmg move- 
ment No. 3 on the neck. Let the little finger 
drop over the handle of razor, holding it with 
the fore finger and press the thumb on top of 
the blade. Use this movement in shaving on 
the neck all the time pushing the razor toward 
the chin. In r.having the upper lip take razor 
in position, place your finger against the top 
of the nose, thumb on the chin. Make gentle 
strokes, shaving the right toward the left and 
the same on the left side. If you cannot reach 
all the hair with motion No. 2, change with 
your finger stretching the lip and use move- 
ment No. I for finishing the bottom. After 
you have gone over the face the first time get 
a clean cloth or towel, wet in warm water and 
wash the face. It is a matter of taste and 



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practice as to the position in which you hold 
the towel. Some perform the operation by 
puttin^^ the towel around the face and rubbing, 
while others take the towel between the first 
and second finger and wrap it around the hand. 
But as I have stated before, it is merely a 
matter of taste and practice with the artist. In 
shaving the face over the second time take 
your razor in the right hand and with the two 
little fingers on the handle, then take your 
bottle between the first two fingers, putting 
water on your left hand sufficient enough to 
get face well moistened for shaving the second 
time over. In this operation you can shave 
diagonally against the grain at the same time 
rubbing the face well and stretching the skin 
with the fingers of the left hand, feeling for 
the beard that has been left from the first time; 
in this the second time you go against the 
grain, shaving in this manner only when it is 
the wish of the customer, as it often times 
makes the face sore, and as it only makes a 
difference of a couple of hours after being 
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ostly movements No. i and 3. After you 
have finished shaving take and wet your towel 
in warm water, and lay it across the face, but 
not covering- the mouth and nose, as it effects 
their breathing and is very disagreeable; re- 
peat this operation two or three times if nec- 
essary. Some patrons are willing to pay 
extra for hot towels. Now take your bay rum 
bottle in your left hand, putting bay rum on 
the face with the right hand, rub gently and 
then put your towel over the face, the one you 
have been using, being particular not to pull 
it out so that the water will not run down the 
neck, then wipe the face thoroughly dry, using 
the towel as a fan to assist in drying the face. 
Then rub the face with the towel until you are 
thoroughly satisfied it is perfectly dry. Put 
on your powder, doubling the towel so as to 
make a puff, straighten your man up in the 
chair and you are now ready to comb his 
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INSTRUCTIONS ON HAIR CUTTING. 

In cLittine H'lir there are no deffinent 
names settled on as to the different styles of 
hair cutting. Each supply house gets out a 
style plate of its own. I herein introduce 
thirty-six different styles, which will be of 
great advantage to patrons to select from. I 
find that the best success is attained by cutting 
the hair according to the customer's wishes, 
regardless or style plate or names. It has been 
my purpose to dispense with clippers as much 
as possible in teaching hair cutting, as I find 
that when a new student commences to cut 
hair; it is so much easier to cut with the clip- 
pers that he wishes to use them all the time; 
which is a very bad habit. In cutting hair it 
is always advisable to leave as much hair on 
the customer's head as possible. Trim it up 
nicely with the shears, so that the barber can 
get him again as a customer. For example, 
if he should cut the hair with the clippers in 
the spring, it would probably be the only hair 
cut that he could get from that man during the 
season. While if he trims it around the neck 



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and ears he would possibly get to trim that 
man's hair as often as once a month, right 
along, and he would also get it dirty, 
and it would have to be shampooed 
much more frequent then if he cuts the hair 
close with the clippers all ov^er the head. It 
would be no trouble for him to wash his 
hair every time he washed his face, therefore, 
the barber would loose the chance of Sea 
Foam or Shampoo. In cutting hair place 
your hair cloth or apron tight around the neck 
sitting your customer straight up in the chair. 
Commence to trim on the right side over the 
temple and around the ear. Hold your shears 
with the thumb and third finger of the right 
hand, comb between the first two fingers and 
thumb of the left hand. Comb the hair down 
to straighten it out. Commence trimming 
across from temple to ear, making it the same 
on the lower and higher part according to the 
way the customer wishes it done. Great care 
should be taken in trimming around the neck, 

Because a good trim around the neck 
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than anythinor else. You might number 
the hair-cuts in this manner: No. i, for a 
close cut with the cHppers. No. 2, for a 
feather edge, or with the cHppers around the 
neck, fmishing with the shears. No. 8, for a 
shingle. No. 4, for a long trim. No. 5, for 
a bush or a buff cut as known to barbers. I 
will say something more in regard to hair cut- 
tmg in some of my future lectures. I will take 
up singeing, dying, blondining and shampoo- 
ing for my next lecture. 

SEA FOAM, SHAMPOO, ETC. 

Sea-foaming is performed by having 
your shampoo prepared according to receipt, 
which you will find in this volume. Put your 
sea foam on the head and rub it well until it 
makes a nice thick lather all over the head. In 
dry shampoo you keep rubbing it with your 
brush or fingers until the lather naturally 
evaporates then brush it good and wipe dry, 
with a clean dry towel. In shampooing use 
the shampoo paste, or shampoo fluid as the 
case may be, or as the barber sees fit. Put 



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on your shampoo paste, and water and rub it 
until you get the hair thoroughly lathered. Be 
careful to scratch the head well with your fin- 
gers or brush, getting all the dandruff out of 
the scalp, Fasten your towel securely around 
the neck, with the towel over the hair cloth. 
Secure the fastening so that it will not slip or 
come loose while the customer is taken to the 
water stand. Here you rinse his head thor- 
oughly with nice warm water, rubbing dry 
with a clean dry towel, while you have cus- 
tomer still bent over the wash stand. Then 
sit him back in the chair, again drying 
the hair. Put on your pomade and comb the 
hair as usual. 

SINGEING. 

Singeing the hair, although a very sim- 
ple operation, is claimed by most barbers to 
be very beneficial to the hair, as they claim it 
will stop the hair from falling out, and in 
many cases restore the hair. Singeing is done 
with a wax or gas taper. Some call them 
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fitter's establishments, and barber supply 
houses. You lig-ht the taper and commence 
singeing the hair usually after cutting the hair 
and in the same manner. Commence around 
the bottom being careful to get all the ends 
singed around the sides and top, more partic- 
ular on top where the hair is falling out. 
After the hair is thoroughly singed take your 
brush and rub it well to get the burnt ends off, 
also rub it with your fingers. It is a good 
idea if you can persuade your customer to 
have a sea-foam or a shampoo afterward. 
While we have always been in favor of singe- 
ing, it is our experience that the most benefi- 
cial results are obtained by the barber, there- 
by increasing his profits. Singeing is the same 
price as a hair cut, or shampoo, when hair- 
cutting is twenty-five cents, the same charge 
is made for singeing. 

DYEING THE HAIK. 

Dyeing is also a very simple operation 
and very profitable to the barber. You com- 
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ing it with soap and water, or shampoo. 
There is several kinds of dye in use, but I am 
unable to recommend anything equal to the 
old "lightning" dye. The receipt you have in 
this book. After you have thoroughly dried 
the hair put on No. i, combing the hair thor- 
oughly and when almost dry put on dye 
No. 2. This instantly turns the hair black 
and after you have thorougly combed this 
through the hair, getting it the same ill over, 
then take your fan and dry the hair, care should 
betaken in combing the No. 2 through the hair. 
If you should blacken the skin, these spots 
can be removed by burning common paper 
and rubbing the black ashes on the same, with 
a towel across the fingers before washing, 
then rub the skin where the dye has stained it 
putting on soap and water and washing 
it well, after doing this the stains will all 
disappear. After you have thoroughly dyed 
and washed it, if there should be small 
spots or places where it has not stained prop- 
erly, retouch it again with No. i, also No. 2, 
until you get the desired shade. Dry it again 



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then put on your pomade, oil, etc., and comb 
nicely and your job is finished. For this opera- 
tion you should get from $i.oo to $4.00. 
During the World's Fair at Chicago, I have 
known several barbers to charge as high as 
$15.00 for this operation, the customer not 
knowing what he was to be charged until the 
job was finished. At the present time when 
they think a customer is a stranger in the city 
and not liable to make any great kick they 
charge very high prices. 

BLONDINING THE HAIR. 

Blondining is performed in the same 
manner as dyeing, but instead of dye you use 
amonia. After washing the hair well, use 
weakened amonia. Let the hair dry then 
comb through it paroxide of hydrogen two or 
three times daily until the hair has attained 
the shade you desire. It will be necessary to 
comb the paroxide of hydrogen through the 
hair at least once a week to keep the hair the 
ghade you wish it. 



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STERILIZATION OF RAZORS. 



Some barber asks information as to an 
antiseptic solution m which to dip razors. He 
finds that prparations he has used for this pur- 
pose corrode the steel. This is a difficulty well 
known to surgeons, and probably the best way 
to overcome it is by the use of heat. "Flaming" 
that is passing the Instrument repeatedly 
through a flame is ore way of effecting the 
destruction of disease germs, but if done 
thoroughly it may affect the temper of the steel. 
Boiling in water minimizes this difficulty, and 
instruments so treated prove efficient as to cut- 
ting power. The boiling must be long continued 
to prove wholly efficacious with all germs, 
including their spores; the process may be 
materially shortened by boiling under pressure 
so that the temperature of the water is 
increased; according to Sternberg, at tempera- 
ture of 22 1 F. the spores of bacilli will be de- 
stroyed by an exposure of ten minutes, and at 
a temperature of 230 F. the same result is 
attained in one or two minutes. Boiling steel 



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in pure water, however, causes rusting to guard 
against this about i per cent of pure sodium 
carbonate is added to the water. Complaints 
having been made that this was not always 
efficacious, Dr. Edward Andrews undertook 
some experiment some years ago regarding 
it on which he reported in the Journal of the 
American Medical Association. Plates of 
polished steel well washed with eiyther to re- 
move all oily matter from the surface, plates 
of aluminium and several scalpels with handles 
of different metals (so chosen to ascertain if 
galvanic action was a factor in the operation) 
were boiled in water with and without the 
addition of sodium carbonate, soap and other 
agents. From these experiments the author 
drew the following conclusions: i. Hot dis- 
tilled water and steam rapidly rust steel instru- 
ments. 2. One per cent, solutions of soap 
and sodium carbonate almost perfectly protect 
steel instruments, provided they are completely 
immersed in the lluid. 3. If instruments lie in 
a shallow boiling pan and are not fully covered 
with the protective lluid, and a cover or towel 



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is laid over them, the portions projecting 
above the fluid will only get a steam bath and 
will rapidly rust. This is the accident which has 
caused some to think there is no uniformity, 
about the action of protective fluids in prevent- 
ing rust. The fluids themselves will not cause 
oxidation, but the steam rising from them will 
easily corrode steel. The boiling process 
while simpler than immersion in solutions of 
antiseptics is probably more certain in its 
effects. 



BAZORS. 

The barber shaves with a polished blade, 

While the milliner shaves when ladies trade: 
The banker shaves at ten per cent ; 

While the landlord shaves in raising rent, 
The doctor shaves in draughts and pills, 

While the druggist shaves in pints and gills ; 
The politician shaves the nation. 

The preacher shaves for all salvation ; 
The broker shaves in cashing notes ; 

While the farmer shaves in corn and oats ; 
The lawyer shaves both friends and foes. 

The pedler shaves where e'er he goes, 
The wily merchant shaves his brother, 

In fact you all shave one another. 



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GOOD ADVICE TO BARBERS. 



Because you have been runniiiL^a "cheap" 
shop is no reason why you should so continue. 
Because you have only been running two 
chairs heretofore, is no reason why )ou should 
not be running- three, four or fivti by the end 
of the year. Because you have been making 
only 1 20.00 per week last year, is no reason 
why your profits this year should not average 
twice as much or more. 

As a beofinnine, sit down for a moment 
and look around your shop. Is it spotlessly 
clean? Are all the tools neatly arranged, 
bottles well filled and hair-cutting cloths neat- 
ly folded and hung upon the chairs? Are the 
chairs attractive to the eye, comfortable to the 
occupant and up-to- date? Have you a regu- 
lar mirror case, or are you still clinging to the 
old-fashioned looking glass and bracket? 

Questioning yourself in this way, and 
carefully looking into the numerous details 
that make up a successful barber shop, we are 
satisfied that you will find something that can 



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be improved upon. There is surely something 
that can be done to make each year more 
prosperous. 

We are reminded of a conversation held 
a short time ago, with a barber from a large 
Texas town. When we had the pleasure of 
meeting him, he was in a very restless frame 
of mind. He said for years he had been run- 
ning a three chair barber shop, which was 
located in the residence part of the city in 
which he lived. He was doing a fair business, 
and as long as it did not grow less from year 
to year he had been satisfied, but, said he, "it 
suddenly dawned upon me that although the 
city had been rapidly building up around me, 
my trade had not increased at all. I awaken- 
ed to the fact that my weekly receipts are just 
about the same now as they were four years 
ago. I began to study the situation, and very 
soon learned that people in the neighborhood 
were walking right past my door and patron- 
izing a fellow two blocks up, the street. He 
had started up about a year ago and I had not 
paid much attention to him, but when I began 



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to compare his shop with my own, I had to 
admit there was a difference. His shop was 
by far the more attractive, and you can 
depend upon it that first impressions go along 
way; but I've put in modern chairs now and 
a bright new mirror case, and the boys all 
wear white coats, and I guess we'll stop those 
people from walking past the door hereafter." 
This man woke up. Probably you, too, 
are doing well enough, but could you not dc 
better? Are there any customers walking 
past your door.'^ 




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THE BARBERS' TRADE AS A LIFE CALLING. 



There are few trades offering better in- 
ducements than that of the barber. Every- 
where in the civiHzed world he readily finds 
employment. It is not at all likely that the 
barbers trade will to any great extent ever be 
interfered with by machinery. The barber 
commands a good salary and steady imploy- 
ment. He is constantly surrounded by the 
current news of the day and always has time 
to read and keep abreast with the progress of 
the wdl'd. Barbers wages in the United States 
run from ten to eighteen dollars a week, owing 
to locality and other conditions. 




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A GOOD SUGGESTION TO THE BARBER. 



The disadvantages of learning the bar- 
bers' trade in the shop are more numerous by 
far than is the case in any other trade; the 
principal one, however, is the useless length 
of time required to secure the necessary prac- 
tice. This is due to the fact that in no other 
trade does it require that pain must be suffered 
by the practice subject in order that the ap- 
prentice may learn it, and since practice can 
be had only at the cost of pain, the securing 
of practice becomes the chief problem of teach- 
ine the trade, and for this reason there are 
but few men who will ever submit themselves 
as practice subjects for the apprentice and pay 
for the work besides; and in a barber shop 
where all are supposed to pay for their work, 
men are generally to proud to become practice 
subjects in sonsideration of free service. 
Therefore, most of the practice had in a bar- 
ber shop is secured only by concealing the fact 
that the workman is an apprentice, and to hide 
this fact from outward observation, the pro- 



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prietor seldom goes about the apprentice to 
study and direct his movements, and which is 
the otily time that instructions in teaching the 
barbers' trade are of any value, and therefore 
the shop proprietor is precluded from per- 
forming his duties as an instructor. A patron 
finding himself thus imposed upon, is always 
liable to remonstrate against the deception, 
and the apprentice is therefore usually nervous 
and unfitted for receiving the benefit of his 
practice. Under these circumstances the in- 
structions are very infrequent and much that 
is recived by way of instruction at one time is 
forgotten by the next. By computing the 
time occupied in actual work at -the chair dur- 
ing the usual appreticeship, it is found in most 
cases not to exceed three months. To avoid 
serving these years of misdirected drudgery, 
and the other numerous drawbacks, the barber 
school was established in many of the leading 
capitals of Europe for the purpose of teaching 
the trade, and where it has proved to be the 
most gracious liberator of shop drudges of all 
the trade-schools yet known and is therefore 



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greatly encouraged. The barber school of 
Berlin, Germany, catalogued 399 students in 
1885, and another at Prague, Austria, listed 
as high as 107 students in 1888. Two barber 
schools were established by private enterprise 
in the City of Brussels in 1897 and have been 
subsidized by the Belgian government. 

Mr. Richard T. Auchmuty, an able 
American authority on the subject of trade 
education, has stated the situation very pre- 
cisely, and in a few words. He says: "One 
of the accepted theories of the trades-union is 
the advantage to be derived from limiting the 
number of workers. Instead of the fact that 
work makes work, that one busy class gives 
employment to other classes, it is assumed 
that there is a certain amount of work to be 
done and the fewer there is to do it the higher 
wages will be. It is therefore sought to make 
each trade into a monopoly; although these 
efforts have been uniformally unsuccessful, 
they have marred the lives of thousands of 
young men, and still continue to do so. Could 
the opposition of the trades-unions be over- 



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come, a great source of wealth would be 
opened to those now approaching manhood. 
The effect of this policy is a matter of indiffer- 
ence to the trade unionist, for he cares but 
little for the future; he looks only to the num- 
ber of dollars it is possible to extract from a 
day's work. He willingly surrenders his liber- 
ty and judgement to his union officers, who 
generally turn it to business or political profit 
for themselves," 



General impressions go along way in this 
world. A man may have some particular 
hobby and imagine, for instance, that he is 
not being properly shaved if the razor is not 
held in a certain position, or travels in a speci- 
fied direction, or is not stropped a certain 
number of times between the first and second 
goings over. He may have some particular 
idea upon some particular subject which he 
uses as a guage of the grade of barber shop 
he is in, but such a man is the exception and 
not the rule. The average man has a guage 
which he applies, but you will find that nine 



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times out of ten his eye rests first upon the 
barber's chair. If he sees an old fashioned, 
uncomfortable chair, a general feeling of dis 
satisfaction creeps over him. He begins to 
feel that the soap you use is not good, that 
your razors pull and that your after-shaving 
preparation is not pleasant. All this before he 
puth himself under your care. The sight of 
the old fashioned chair starts him off in a crit- 
ical, dissatisfied frame of mind. But if he sees 
a modern, up-to-date, bright, comfortable 
looking chair, the result is just the opposite. 
He does not look for trouble and is not in a 
criticising mood. Of course the soap is good, 
of course the razor is perfect, and the after- 
shaving lotion just suits him. He starts in on 
the right tract and there's everything in the 
start one gets always. 




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DISEASES OF THE HAIR AND DIRECTIONS 
FOR ITS MANAGEMENT. 

There are numerous disorders of the hair, 
predisposing to baldness, ringworm, prema- 
ture gray hair, etc. Bodily infirmity, disease 
and mental irritation, sudden change of 
climate, have an injurious effect ugon the hair, 
owe their virulence and connection with 
diseases of the skin. The hair of the head 
may become weak and slender, and split at 
extremities, from a deficient action of the bulb, 
in consequence of debility or impaired vital 
power, frequently connected with disorders of 
the assimilating organs. To preserve the hair 
and keep it healthy, all excesses or extraordi- 
nary excitement should be avoided. Mental 
and bodily over-stimulation are injurous. An 
equable temperment of mind and body are 
essential to the health and beauty of the hair. 
Curling the hair in strong or stiff paper has a 
very injurious effect. The more loosely it can 
be folded or twisted, the better for its free and 
luxurious growth. Soft paper or silk, should 
be used for papillottes when curling the hair. 



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Those who wear the hair in bands and braids, 
ought to twist or fold it up very loosely at 
night, when retiring to rest. It should always 
be liberated from forced constraints and plaits. 
It must be well combed and thoroughly brushed 
every morning. After oil has been applied, 
the hair should be nicely smoothed with the 
palm of the hand. To prevent the hair from 
splitting, and to increase the length and 
strength, the ends should be tipped once a 
month. Many mothers cut the hair of their 
daughters when young, in the idea that it will 
prevent baldness, and cause it to grow longer, 
thicker and more abundant. This is a mistak- 
en notion: Cutting has a tendency to injure 
its beaty and retard its maximum growth. It 
is quite sufficient to tip or clip the ends once a 
month. Hair has turned gray in a single 
night, from the efiects of mental emotions and 
violent passions. Disappointment, bereave- 
ment, deep grief, intense care, produce devas- 
tating effects on the hair. Dr. Wardrop in 
his work on ' 'Diseases of the Heart," states 
that the changes which are induced by arterial 



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disturbance upon the cutaneous capillaries, are 
illustrated in a remarkable manner in persons 
where the hair of the head has suddenly be- 
come white, from increased action of the heart 
caused by violent mental excitement. He 
knew a lady who was so deeply grieved on 
receiving- the inteligence of a great change in 
he, worldly condition, that she had her dark 
hair changed into a sdver white in a single 
night. 

Long hair is considered a special adorn- 
ment of woman. The beatiful features and 
personal attractions of the fair sex, are always 
enhanced by this ornament, Whether the 
auburn tresses fall in p^raceful fold, the rich 
and glossy curls are bound with roses, or 
"The long dark hair, floats upon the forehead 
in loose waves unbraided," either style will 
equally serve to set off the ensemble of female 
loveliness. 




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TO HAVE FINE THICK HAIR. 



Curiously enough, women, as a rule, do 
not take proper care of their scalps and hair. 
The scalp, like the pores of the face, must be 
kept clean to be in a healthy condition. The 
head, if inclined to be oily, should be washed 
every week in summer time, if not, once in 
two weeks will do. The growth of hair in a 
healthy scalp is from eight to ten inches a 
year, growing faster in summer than in winter. 
The hair stretches in wet weather and shrmks 
in dry, which is the cause of artificially curied 
hair becoming straight in moist air. 

If you use the curling irons during the 
summer, be sure to supply the follicles with a 
little extra nourishment in the way of a bril- 
liantine to make up for that which the heat 
abstracts. 



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The two following recipes furnish the 
best possible emollients, the first of which is 
non-greasy: 

Lavender water, - i ounce 

Gl}'cerine, - - i ounce 

Clarified honey, - 2 ounces 

Rectified spirits, - 4 ounces 

First mix the honey and glycerine, then 
add the lavender water or eau de cologne and 
last of all the spirits. 

The second recipe is intended to give a 
more or less glossy appearance to the hair, as 
well as to strengthen it. 

Castor oil, - - 2 drams 

Rectified spirits, - 5 ounces 

Attar of roses to perfume, 

Tincture of cochineal, 2 drams 

The best way of using these preparations 
is to put a few drops into the palm of the hand 
and then rub the bristles of the brush across 
it, and so apply to the hair. 

All greasy preparations, it must be re- 
membered, will darken the hair, as will also 
too constant and frepuent brushing; therefore 



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those whose hair Is very Hght should use the 
brush with moderation, employing a bomb 
with coarse, smooth teeth for the ventilation 
and disentanglement of their tresses. 

Again, white of an Ggg, though excellent 
for cleansnig the hair tends to darken it. 
Those who have blonde, light brown, auburn 
or chestnut hair will do best to wash their hair 
with borax and warm water — an even teaspoon- 
ful of the former to a teacup of the latter. 
Rub this into the roots of the hair with a piece 
of clean flannel until every particle di dan- 
druff has been removad. Then dry it thor- 
oughly, allowing it to hang loose for an hour 
or two, and the next day — not the same re- 
member — rinse with warm water first, then in 
cold, and again dry thoroughly- — in the sun, if 
possible — and finally comb gently with a 
coarse-toothed comb. 

This simple wash should not be used oftner 
than once a month. Borax should on no ac- 
count be used by those whose hair is gray or 
white, as it will tinge the hair yellow A little 
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imparts to it a most clean and beautiful ap- 
pearance and in no way injures it. 

Brunettes can do no better than to use the 
rosemary wash, which not only cleanses but 
checks an)- falling out, especlall)' if this is oc- 
casioned by excessive heat of the scalp, or 
severe headaches. 

Boil from six to eight minutes one pound of 
rosemary leaves in a quart of water, staining 
and adding a lump of champhor, and if the 
hair is inclined to be dry, a teaspoonful of co- 
coanut or olive oil. 

Ammonia should be omitted from any recipe 
if the scalp is very dry. During the hot 
weather many people suffer from loss of hair, 
due to over heated heads which weaken the 
scalp. If this occurs, use the following hair 
wash every morning for a week, then three 
times a week: 

Oil of sweet almonds - i ounce 
Spirits of chloroform - i ounce 
Laurel water - - i ounce 

Spirits of rosemary - i ounce 

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among the roots of the hair; a diminution in 
the fall will follow after a few days applica- 
tion. 

To counteract the dryness and dandruff 
characteristic with so many heads of hair use 
the sage tea emollient; 

Sage leaves (freshly gathered when 
possible) - - 1-4 pound 

Boiling water - i pint 

Stand on one side for a day and a half, then 
strain through filter-paper and add: 

Glycerine - - i ounce 

Spirits of rosemary - i ounce 

Camphor - - 1-4 ounce 

Use daily two w^eeks, and at night massage 

the scalp with the promade below, putting a 

small piece on the finger and kneading into 

the roots. 

Sulphate of quinine - 12 grains 

Tincture of capsicum i drachm 

Soft wool fat compound i ounce 

To prevent the hair falling after severe 

headache, excessive prespiration, or weakness 

of the scalp caused by illness, try the following 



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lotion, which must be well rubbed into the 
roots of the. hair three or four times a week 
for a month or six weeks. 

Eau de cologne, 

Tincture of jarborandi, 

Oil of lavender, 

Oil of rosemary, 
A soft bristle brush and a 



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i drachm 

i drachm 

course, blunt 



comb are the only things that ought to be 
used on the hair. Violence breaks, splits and 
loosens the hairs, causing them to fall out. 
Never use a fine tooth comb; it irritates the 
scalp and frequently leads to disease. When- 
ever the hair looks ragged at the ends, cut off 
about an inch every new moon. This 
strengthens it. 




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DEKMATOLOGY. 



Diseases affecting the skin. Some are 
of trifling character; others are symptomatic 
of grave internal derangements and are diffi- 
cult to cure. Many resemble each other and 
mistakes of identification are apt to occur. 

That branch of science which treats of 
the skin and its diseases. The appearances 
of cutaneous diseases are very varied, but the 
usual classification, both in this country and 
abroad, is that of Willau and Bateman, com- 
prising eight orders: — (i) Papulae, or pimples; 
(2) Squamae, or scales; (3) Exanthemata, or 
rashes; (4) Bullae, or blebs, minature blisters; 
(5) Pustulae, or pustules; (6) Vesiculae, or 
vesicles; (7) Tuberculae, or tubercles, (8) 
Maculae, or spots. Dr. Aitkin gives the fol- 
lowing as the more common diseases of the 
skin: — Erythema, urticaria, nettlerash, lichen, 
psoriasis, herpes, pemphigus or pompholyx, 
eczema, ecthyma, acne. The parasitic diseases 
are ringworm, or tinea tonsurans, favus, and 
itch or scabies. Many of these appear in 



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combination, or as symptoms of general, con- 
stitutional, or febrile diseases; and, in addition 
to these, having- various forms of cutaneous 
manifestation, are syphilis, purpura, leprosy, 
scurvy, and the like, with bronzed-skin or 
Addison's disease (q. v.). But the classifica- 
tions are endless. 

Under this head we will make a few re- 
marks and give a few of the best formulas m 
use for the cure of diseases most liable to come 
before the barber. We wish to state right 
here that after 30 years in the barber business 
we have failed so far, to have one case, so- 
called barber itch, called to our special atten- 
tion, therefore we think a great deal of the 
manifestations made by the Board of barber 
Eaxminers, and the Board of Health is unnec- 
essary. Cleanliness is next to godliness. There- 
fore if you keep your strops, razor and every- 
thing else connected with your shop clean, you 
will have no trouble with any of the contagious 
diseases. We find out that the best sterilizing 
agents are soap and water, soap being an anti- 
septic. However, the utmost care and caution 



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should be used after shaving one afflicted with 
sores or eruptions. The razor should be 
immediatly emreged in hot water and soap suds 
and thoroughly polished with a chamois 
skin or towel. This, however, should be done 
with all of your razors. Polish them every 
day thereby preventing them from becoming 
rusty. This should be done when you are 
through work at night. This precaution being 
taken, I will guarantee there will be no spread 
of contagious diseases. These formulas that 
we introduce here for the cure of baber itch, 
pimpler, eruptions, etc. are obtained from the 
best authorities on this subject, therefore we 
can recommend them without hesitancy as 
being the best curative agency of the present 
day. 




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APPLICATIONS FOR ROUGHENED SKIN. 



For a ofood greneral emollient there is 
nothing probably better than glycerine; but it 
should alway be diluted before application, as 
if used too freely a' 'stickiness" results which is 
quite disagreeable. If the glycerine is sold un- 
diluted for toilet use, the customer should re- 
ceive instructions to put a few drops on his 
hands, for instance, while they are yet wet 
from washing, and then distribute evenly over 
the surface by rubbing, allow them to dry 
without the use of a towel. As a lotion for 
use in the ordinary way, the following is con- 
venient: 

Glycerine - i Part 

Rose water - 9 Parts 

Plain water may, of course, be used as the 
dilutent, but a slightly prefumed pre- 
paration is generally considered more desira- 
ble. The perfume may easily be obtained by 
dissolving a very small proportion of hand- 
kerchief "extract" or some essential oil in the 
glycerine, and then mixing with plain water. 



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If it is desired to tint the liquid, this may be 
done by a minute quantity of cochineal color- 
ing, N. F., which will give a pink tint. Care 
must be taken not to use enough to cause 
staining of the skin. For a toilet cream 
adapted for dispensing in either collapsible 
tubes or in glass jars, the official glycerite of 
starch will answer. It is scarcely necessary to 
say that this is made simply by stiring to- 
gether lo grams of starch, 80 of glycerine and 
10 c. c. of water, and heating gently until a 
jelly is formed. This jelly may, of course, be 
perfumed if desired. A little perfume is 
rather desirable, but an excess should be 
avoided. Many of the essential oils are suit- 
able for perfumes in this case, as are also 
handkerchief extracts. Another cosmetic is 
the so-called glycerine jelly, which may be 
made as follows. 

Flake tragacanth, selected i dr 

Water - 2 ozs 

Glycerine - 2 ozs 

Place the tragacanth in the water, stir from 

time to time until a perfectly smooth mucilage 



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results and then incorporate with it the gly- 
cerine. As straining a mucilage of tragacanth 
is difficult if not impracticable without the use 
of a strong press, the operator should en- 
deavor to avoid a necessity for it, by using 
only the best articles of flake tragacanth, 
being careful to pick out pieces which are free 
from any specks of foreign material. If it be 
necessary, however to use gum the mucilage 

from which will require straining, a large ex- 
cess of water may be employed, and this ex- 
cess subsequently driven off on a water bath. 
1 he first procedure will presumably be the 
more satisfactory, at least for a small quantity. 
The formula given above yields a preparation 
which is quite firm; it may, of course, be ren- 
dered more fluid by the addition of either or 
both liquids. The jelly may be scented, if 
desired, by a few drops of oil of rose or other 
appropriate perfume, and a pink or read color 
given to it b)' cochineal coloring. An emol- 
lient tablet which has proved satisfactory, may 



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be prepared by the following formula: 

Mutton suet i8 ozs 

Spermaceti - 12 ozs 

White wax - 12 ozs 

Oil of rose geranium - 3 drs 

Melt together by a gentle heat, reserving 
the addition of the oil until the other ingredi- 
ents are liquified, on account of its volatility, 
stir well as the mixture begins to cool, con- 
tinuing until ready to set, when pour into 
molds. Yellow wax is preferable to white, the 
latter having a somewhat rancid odor. If a 
white preparation is desired, the wax must 
necessarily be white, and if a pink or red tint 
is wanted, the wax should also be white. The 
color may be given by infusing alkanet in 
a portion of the suet. The quantities given 
above will make from 24 to 26 tablets if cast 
in molds of i 5-8 by 2 5-8 inches square and 
7-8 inch deep; a convenient and desirable size. 
The best material for the molds is block tin. 
Their form should be a pan, as indicated in the 
statement for measurement, the top side en- 
tirely open, and they should taper very slightly 



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on the side from bottom to top. A desirable 
arrangement is to have them so placed in a tray 
that they may be surrounded by cold water. 
The chief use of the tray is to enable the 
molds to be chilled before casting, which ren- 
ders adhesion of the tablets much less likely. 
Much cheaper though less elegant molds may 
be made of tinned iron, and the tray may be 
dispensed with. The usual way for putting up 
such tablets is to wrap them first in thin 
smooth paper, then in an outer covering of tin 
foil, and lastly to enclose in a paper box. 

We wish to add in addition to the above 
article that there is no other preparation for 
roughened skin and chapped hands than our 
cream of roses or nothing better to be used 
after shavino-. It is coolino- and its curitive or 
medicinal properties are phenommal. We 
would not think of continuing in the barber 
business without this preparacion on hand for 
sale, it is easy prepared; keeps well and if 
displayed in small bottles with a nice showy 
lable. You will be surprised at the amount 
you will sell; especially in the fall of the year. 
I will not hesitate to say that I have sold 
hundred of dollars worth. You can do the 
same. It is my intention that this article will 
be useful to you. 



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THE MASSAGE, 



There is an old story of an irreverent 
child, who, on being punished for some mis- 
deed by a supper of bread and water, phil- 
osophically remarked, ''This is a good thing 
for the digestion." On being whipped for 
such impertinence she placidly observed, 
"This is a good thing for the circulation." 
The ability or reasoning so correctly is not 
always vouchsafed to us early in life, but in 
later years we learn that good (circulation and 
good digestion are generally the fruit of the 
hardships rather than the "softships" of ex- 
istence. It is true that in moments of great 
gladness the blood circulates quickly. You 
feel it going up in a big wave to the face in an 
instant, and down to the feet in the next, as 
though every drop were running and leaping 
and praising God. But excitement, even the 
most pleasurable, has its period of reaction — 
exhaustion. Most of the days in the year are 
not exciting, and those who are troubled with 



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pale faces and cold extremities, who are chilly 
betvveen the shoulders and shiver over the fire 
in bad weather, often wish they could discover 
something permanently good for the circula- 
tion. Exercise is of course the great correct- 
ive, but indoor exercise does not seem to 
remove the trouble. Who has not heard a 
woman remark over her sewing, ' 'I thought it 
was a warm day when I was stirring about 
this morning, but now it seems actually chilly." 
Even after the brisk run so highly recom- 
mended for chronic chilliness, there is sure to 
be a rapid ebbing away of acquired warmth in 
the resultant fatigue. What is wanted is some 
method whereby the blood may be induced to 
flow to the cold blue-veined feet as habitually 
and abundantly as it runs to the usually over- 
heated head. Some form of friction-rubbing, 
beating, pinching, slapping or kneading-is the 
best for this purpose, because it does not leave 
one tired out, but rather rested and refreshed. 
It is the operator who is tired. 

To lie on a couch swathed in blankets, 
from which now an upper limb, now a lower 



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limb is withdrawn, pale and dead-lookin, and 
tucked back warm and glowing, and to have 
the back, abdomen and chest scientifically and 
delightfully belabored is to feel that your pro- 
fessional nurse has richly earnad your dollar 
an hour. But in the country, where dollars 
and professional nurses are not very plentiful, 
it would seem as if delicate people might pro- 
fitably try self-treatment. Julius Caesar, we 
are told, had himself pinched for neuralgia. 
Had he been a less lofty personage he might 
have been reduced to the necessity of being 
his own pincher, and doubtless in that case 
the pinching would have been as thoroughly 
done. This sounds trivial, but there is more 
in it than at first might appear. One of that 
numerous class of women who are * 'just able 
to drag themselves around, " found that gen- 
eral stagnation was apparently her great 
trouble. She felt dull, heavy, lethargic, and 
even a short walk left her very tired. She 
procured a work on massage and practiced on 
herself a little at a time as she was able, always 
in a well ventilated room and well warmed in 



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winter. It has proved the very best of tonics, 
and she nows enjoys that sense of elasticity 
and aliveness in every fiber which indicates a 
close approach to a state of ideal health. 

Massage can never take the place of ac- 
tive exercise, but it fits one to enjoy and get 
the later without danger of that great result- 
ant fatigue which is the bugbear of so many 
weakly people. And in times of seemingly 
over-work and exhaustion, "a good rubbmg 
down" is certainly as beneficial to the human 
frame as to the favorite race horse on the turf. 



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MANICUHING. 



The professional 'cure or treatment of the 
hands and nails. To attend to the hand and 
nails. Treating the blemishes of the former 
and trimming and polishing the latter, etc. 
Quite an important side line m connection 
with the barber business is a manicuring and 
chiropodist department. This department 
should be a room fitted up for that purpose 
with a few manicuring tools, which is all that 
is necessary. A little practice will make you 
proficient and you will be surprised at the 
amount of money that you will make in this 
line. There is always some one to operate 
upon and always some one who is wishing to 
have work done if you have the tools to attend 
to same properly. We give you a number of 
recipes in this book which will enable you to 
carry on the business successfully. Alboline 
Oil is used for the massage, rubbing and tak- 
ing off the blemishes preparatory to treating 
the nails. It is also well to have some glycer- 
ine and lemon juice to take off the spots on 



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the hands. The formulas found in this book 
are known to be the best preparations for the art 
of manicuring. Some people are subject more 
than others to the inconvenience and disfigure- 
ment of what are termed ' 'hang nails" which 
when attempted to be torn off, causes Severn 
pain. Various methods are resorted to for re- 
moving these pieces of flesh. Some bite them 
off, others cut and clip them, and others, again 
use the nails of the opposite hand. The best 
way is to loosen the membrane from the nail 
with some blunt instrument and afterward with 
a pair of pointed scissors to clip away the rag- 
ged flesh. When tbe membrane is too long, 
that is, when it grows up too high on the nail, 
it should be pressed back with a blunt instru- 
ment and clipped off with a pair of curved 
scissors. Every day when the hands are be- 
ine dried, the flesh at the base of the nail 
should be pressed back. If necessary, lift it 
previsously with an ivory manicure instrument. 
Care must be taken not to treat the the nail 
roughly or the risk of injuring the nail at the 
root is insured. 



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CHIROPODIST. 



To remove Corns and Warts: 

Gum Camph - i oz 

Chi. Hydrate - i Dr 

Chloroform - 20 Drops 

Put small amount on each wart or corn; if 
the wart is larg"e, a lump about the size of a 
pea will be required. Light this with a match 
when it gets so hot that the person can't stand 
it longer blow out then light again so on until 
corn or wart is blistered, then you can remove 
it with the thumb or finger, or pinch it 
out. After you have it out put on the follow- 
ing, which will heal it up at once: 

Gum Champhor - i oz 

Crystal Carbolic Acid - i oz 

This will heal any kind of an old sore. To 
make an anticeptic take one Dram of the above 
and 15 or 20 Grains of Crystal Cocaine. The 
doctor from which I obtained this formula 
sold it to the Dental Trade quite extensively. 
For the following receipt I paid $25. Prus- 



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sian Tonic Luster and Dandruff Shampoo: 
Bay Rum - 8 oz 

Alchol - 8 oz 

Tr Cantharides - li oz 

Lavender Camp Spts. 2 oz 

Aqua Ammonia - 2 oz 

Mix use and rub until you have it damp. 
Use once daily until hair has stops falling out 
— when the hair is falling out badly add ten 
Grains Tanic Acid. 

The method used by regular Chriopodist 
is as follows in removing corns. Solution for 
softening corn before removing with the corn 
razor: 

Alcohol - li oz 

Carbolic Acid 70 Drops 

Menthal - 70 Drops 

Crystal Cocaine 20 Gr 

After the corn is removed use the following 

either with cotton or a small camels hair brush 

this forms a new skin or blister which protects 

the tender flesh until new skin grows to take 

the place of the corn. If you should cause 

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you are careful in taking it out) use Marsillo 
solution of Iron, which will immediately stop 
the blood: 

Colodian - 4 oz 

Carbolic Acid - i 1-2 oz 

Sub. Either - 2 oz 

Canna Biscindica, - 2 oz 

To remove or cure Proud Flesh use Burnt 

Alum. For ingrowing toe nails use Brosic 

Acid. The best cure for Bunions is pure 

Skunk Oil. 

Probably there is no little thing which 
causes so much annoyance and, in many cases 
actual pain, as corns upon the toes, between 
the toes, or upon the bottom of the foot. 

Many people suffer the pain and annoy- 
ance and other serious results from corns for 
years, and after trying the many lotions, 
salves, ointments and many so-called eradicat- 
ors, without cure or relief give up the hope of 
a final cure. 



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PERSONAL MAGNETISM. 

Before closine this book of instructions 
to barbers, 1 wish to make some observations 
on the subject of Personal Magnetism as a 
very valuable aid to the tonsorial artist, from a 
social as well as a financial standpoint. Any 
one who, but causually observes, knows there 
is an immense difference in the attractive and 
repulsive qualities of different individuals. 
Some draw to them a host of friends whom 
they seem to absolutly control; others repel 
and arouse antagonism in most every one they 
meet. The first named class of people are 
usually successful m every aim of life and the 
other class are alway wondering why they are 
such failures in every avenue of life. The dif- 
ference in these two classes is all due to the 
presence or absence of that potent and 
somewhat mysterious quality called pesonal 

magnetism. Now what is personal magnet- 
ism? We answer, it simply means psychic 
influence or technically, hypnotic power. 
It is the influence of mind over mind. 



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The person who posseses personal magnet- 
ism is consciously or unconsciously ^ a 
hypnotist. It may not be generally known 
that this power can be acquired and also that 
any sane person can learn it, and no one can 
exercise it more potently than the barber, be- 
cause, by the very necessities of his profession 
is compelled to come in close physical contact 
with his patrons. Manipulation about the head 
is part and parcel of hypnotic methods and no 
one in the world has a better chance to hyp- 
notice than the barber, and he can exercise 
this power without his subject knowing it. 
Nine tenths of the people are subject to the 
influence of personal magnetism or hypnotism 
and in this progressive age no business man 
can well afford to be without a scientific 
knowledge of it. A weak person who 
has mastered this science can control persons 
much stronger than himself. The author 
of this book is a graduate of one of the great- 
est psychic institutions in America, and has 
given years to the investigation and practice 
of personal magnetism and all hypnotic phe- 



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nomena such as hypnotism for parlor enter- 
tainments, hypnotism for the stage, hypnotism 
for the cure of all bad habits, hypnotism for 
the cure of all diseases, hypnotism for dental 
surgery, hypnotism for surgery and as a thera- 
peutic agent, hypnotism for social, educational 
or business advancement; also all about mag- 
netic healing; all about clairvoyance; how to 
diagnose diseases without asking a question 
also how to look into the present, past and 
future of any individual. In short how to 
make a success of life in every particular. 
We will ask you to try the following experi- 
ment in proof of the reality of personal mag- 
netism. Suppose a person comes to you with 
the headache. You will say to him I will 
cure you without medicine; all I ask of you is 
to close your eyes and let me stroke your head 
for a few moments and your headache will 
certainly pass away. Now stroke his head 
gently, backward and downward from the 
middle of the forehead to the region of the 
temples, while you will with all possible 
mental energy that his headache shall cease, 



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and ninty-nine cases out of a hundred you 
should reheve or cure your patient. Try this 
and then take a course in personal magnetism, 
and hypnotism and learn how to perform a 
thousand very useful, profitable and instructive 
experiments. Will you do it? Our new book 
of instructions gives you every advanced 
method of psychic science; and when you 
master its contents, which are plain and sim- 
ply given, go forth into the world and in the 
language of the Emperor Constantine: ^ '*In 
this sign I conquor, " or in the words of 
Ceasar you can say: "Veni vidi vici". "I 
came, I saw, I conquered." So barber if you 
would succeed and in your business quickly 
speed, learn how to exercise control of other 
minds, thus reach your goal. 



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Of a roving disposition, I have traveled a 
great deal, and in my travels have had a pen- 
chant for visiting barber shops in different 
places. Noticing the different ways of doing 
the same thing in different shops, and have 
been struck with the ease and expedition with 
which the work is disposed of in the ''progres- 
sive shop," and of the loss of time and "botch" 
work turned out in the "let- well-enough-alone" 
shop. Let-well-enough-alone" was a good 
maxim in the days of our forefathers, but in 
these days of strong competition and the sur- 
vival of the fittest, I have noticed that the 
"let-well-enough-alone" shop is rapidly falling 
behind the shop which is constantly reaching 
out to "do better and more of it;" and how can 
one "do better and more of it" without adopt- 
ing the latest methods and up-to-date styles 
in chairs, tools, workmanship, etc. I 

observed in many shops that I have visited re- 
cently, having had limited acquaintance with 
a number of them for years, that they have 
made no strides in the march of progress,' but 
are still clineinfr to the old fashion break- 



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back chairs, do work along the same old 
fashioned lines, bragging about what they 
have been or what they used to do, kicking 
about things that they cannot help, many 
times intemperate, spending money for drink 
instead of improving their shops and making 
things look better and brighter. They are 
simply ' 'has beens" of the first water, and 
should be out of the business to make room 
for the more up to date, industrious, reliable, 
sober and "want to do better" barber of the 
modern type. In concluding this little work 
on which we have spent much time and energy 
getting together the information which we 
hope will be of unlimited value to those for 
which it is intended, we trust that the read- 
ers will not, after readmg this little book, 
continue in the "let well enough alone;" but 
will reach out, keeping pace with the march 
of time, and that you will have been benefited 
through our endeavors, and that it will be 
received in the same spirit that it was given- 
*' Peace on earth, good will to men." 



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UP=TO=DATE 



FORMULAS 



FOR 



TOILET ARTICLES. 



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BROWN DYE. 

This is the latest and greatest discovery of 
the age in dyes; is a perfect dye. Beautiful 
Brown and more durable than Black dye, and 
contains only one solution. 

Nitrate of Silver, - i ounce 

Aqua Ammonia, - 2 ounces 

Sodium Carbonate, - i^ drams 
Distilled Water, - 5 ounces 

Dissolve silver in 4 ounces water and add 
ammonia until entirely dissolved. Then dis- 
solve the soda in this solution and add water 
to make 6 ounces. Let stand 48 hours and 
decant or strain. Wash mustache or hair thor- 
oughly with good sea-foam or shampoo, re- 
moving all grease or dirt and apply. 

"ONE SOLUTION BLACK DYE." 

Nitrate of Silver, - i ounce 

Nitrate of Copper - 15 grains 

Water of Ammonia - 2 ounces 

Dissolve the silver and copper in 4 ounces 

of distilled water, then gradually add the 

water ammonia until the solution is re-dissolved 

then add water to make one-half pint. 



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BROWN DYE. 

Pyrogallic Acid, - i ounce 

Olive Oil, - - i ounce 

Lac. Sulphur, - i ounce 

Rain Water, - 8 ounces 
Mix, apply as other dyes. 

HARDENING RAZORS. 

Acetic Acid - i ounce 

Water sufficient to immerse blade. Leave 
in both twenty-four hours. 

CREAM OF ROSES. 
Glycerine, - li pounds 

Witch Hazel, - i pint 

Borsoek Acid, - 2 ounces 

Alcohol. - - i pint 

Juice or one Lemon. 
To be used for chapped face and hands, 
thicken with Gum Trag. disolved in warm 
water to a desiree thickness. Color with car- 
mine red if desired. 

BLONDINE. 

Peroxide of Hydrogen 8 ounces 

Apply as other dyes. 



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HAIR DYE. 

Dissolve 2 ounces of Pyrogollic Acid in a 
mixture of Alcohol of 94% and 18 ounces of 
Distilled Water. This is the Mordaunt, and 
the Dye is prepared as follows: Dissolve i 
ounce of Nitrate of Silver in 8 ounces of 
Distilled Water and add 2 ounces of Ammonia 
F. F. F". Both solutions should be kept in 
glass stopped bottles. 

TO PREVENT BALDNESS. 

Cod Liver Oil, - 10 parts 

Onion Juice, - - 10 parts 

Yolk of one Egg. 
Mix, shake before using and apply once a 

week. Gum Arabic may be used in place of 

the Yolk of Egg. 

HAIR BLEACH. 

There is no formula given with the Hair 
Bleach. Hydrogen Paroxide is the most 
efficient bleach and forms the basis of most of 
the articles sold'for this purpose. The com- 
mercial article should be freely diluted before 
using and the hair should be free from all 
grease, etc. , by washing with warm suds. 



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SHAMPOO. 



Boracic Acid, 
Sal. Tartar, 
Sulph. Ether, 
Rain Water, 



2 ounces 

I ounce 

i ounce 

I quart 



BEILLIANTINE. 

Glycerine, - - i ounce 

Alcohol, - - 5 ounces 

Rose Water, - i ounce 

Oil of Bergamot, - lo drops 

FACE CREAM. 

Hydro Chlorate of Ammonia 4 parts 
Dilute Hydro Chloric Acid, 5 parts 
Lait Virginal, - 50 parts 

Glycerine, - - 30 parts 



FRECKLE CREAM. 

Quince Seed, • ^ ounce 

Chloride Ammonia, - ^ ounce 

Cologne, - - I ounce 

Hot Water, - - i pint 



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SHAMPOO MIXTUBE. 

Extract of Guilloys Fluid 14 parts 
Cologne Water, - 13 parts 

Glycerine, - - 8 parts 

Alcohol, - - 30 parts 

Rose Water, - 35 parts 



SHAMPOO MIXTURE. 
Borax, - - i2 parts 

Ammonia Carbonate, - 3 parts 
Tinct. of Cantharides, - 6 parts 
Glycerine, - - 12 parts 

Water, - - 450 parts 

Alcohol sufficient to make 1000 parts 



TALCUM POWDERS. 

• Talcum Powder, - 10 ounces 

Rice Flour, - 10 ounces 

Zinc Oxide, - 5 ounces 

Orris Root, powdeaed fine i ounce 

Mix well and perfume with a mixture of 
' 'Oil Bergamot, Neroli and Ylang Ylang, 



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DEPILATORY, to Remove Superfluous Hair. 

Barium Sulphide, - 2 parts 

Zinc Oxide. - - i part 

Starch Powder, - i part 

Mix and keep dry. When desired for use 

make a paste of it with water and apply to the 

part from which hair is to be removed, leave 

on for ten minutes, then scrape off. This 

usually acts at once, but if necessary appl)' a 

second time. The hair will grow again, but 

this is the case with all safe depilatories. 

CREAM OF ROSES. 

Gum Tragacanth, - i ounce 

Warm Water, - i quart 

Oil Roses, - 5 drops 

Glycerine, - 3 ounces 

Witch Hazel - 3 ounces 

Alcohol, - - 3 ounces 

Put the Tragacanth in the water, let stand 

over night or until jellied, then strain through 

muslin cloth and while warm add the other 

ingredients. Bottle, label and put away in a 

cool place. 



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CAKBOLINE HAIR GROWER. 

Promotes a healthy growth of hair on heads 
where there is fine and thin hair. 

Neutral Paraffin Oil. 8 ounces 

Tr. Cantharides, - 7 drams 

Euphorbium. - 10 grains 

Oil Rosemary, - - 2 drams 

Oil Cassia, - 10 drops 

Oil Cloves, - 3 drops 

Heat the Euphorbium and Cantharides on 

gentle heat for 2 hours, with the Paraffin Oil, 

then add the other oils, and bottle. Rub head 

thoroughly and apply once a day for three 

weeks. 

BAY RUM. 

Oil of Bay, - 240 grains 

Oil of Orange, - 16 grains 

Oil of Pimento, - 16 grains 

Alcohol, - - 32 ounces 

Water, - - 25 ounces 
Dissolve the oils in alcohol and add the 

water. Mix with 2 ounces of Precipitated 

Calcium Phosphate and filter. 



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HAIR RESTORATIVE. 

Suofar of Lead, - i ounce 

Borax, - - i ounce 

Lac. Sulphur - - i ounce 

Acqua Ammonia, - i ounce 

Alcohol, - - - I gill 

These articles to stand mixed fourteen hours 
then add: 

Bay Rum, - - i gill 

Fine Table Salt, i table spoon 

Soft Water, - " 3 pints 

Essence of Bergamot, - i ounce 

Manner of using. When the hair is thin or 

falling out, make two applications daily until 

this amount is used up, unless that hair has 

come out sufficiently to satisfy you before that 

time. Work it to the roots of the hair with a 

soft brush or the ends of the fingers, rubbing 

well each time. For gray hair one applicaiion 

daily is sufficient. It is harmless and will do 

all that is claimed for it. 

FACE WASH. 

Rose Water, - ^ ounce 

Glycerine, - - i ounce 

French prepared chalk ten cents. 



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EXTRACT OP MAGNOLIA PERFUME. 

Extract of Orange Flower 64 parts 
" " Rose - 128 parts 

*' " Tube Rose 64 parts 

'' " Violet - 32 parts 

Mix and to each quart of mixture add 10 
drops of Oil of Bitter Almonds and 4 drops of 
Oil of Lemon. The extracts used in this are 
all from the pomade of the flowers named. 

BANDOLINE. 

A face balm of exquisite merit; is cooling, 
soothing and healing qualities are unsurpassed 
by any face preparation on the market. 
Gum Trogacanth - 2 drams 

Rose Water, - 10 ounces 

Alcohol, - 4 ounces 

Otto of Roses - 15 drops 

Macerate the gum in the rose water until 
dissolved, strain and add the alcohol to Otto 
Roses, then mix all and bottle; color red with 
few drops Tincture Cochineal. 



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HAIR TOinC. 

TInct. of Cantharades, 
Sulph. Quinine, 
Lac. Sulphur, 
Bay Rum, 
Apply twice daily. 



^ ounce 
I drachm 
i^ dracm 
8 ounces 



DANDERINE. 

Hydrate Chloral, 
Bay Rum, 
Apply daily for one week, 
week. 



I ounce 
6 ounces 
then once a 



SHAMPOO PASTE. 

Conti Castile Soap, - 4 ounces 

Pottasium Carb. - i ounces 

Rain Water, - - 6 ounces 

Oil of Lavender, - 5 drops 

Oil of Bergamont, - 10 drops 

To the water add the soap in shaving and 

then the pottassium. Mix until creamy, then 

^add perfumes. The addition of glycerine 

prevents hardening. 



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BEAUTIFYING THE SKIN. 

For beautifying and taking wrinkles out of 

the skin: 

Glycerine - - 3 ^^ 

Parafin wax - 2-3 

Mix and heat in a tin pan then add i oz 

Bergamont, run off in tin can or glass botte. 

To be used after washing the hands and face 

at night. Excellent for chapped hands or face. 

NAIL POLISH. 

Tartaric Acid, - i dram 

Tincture of Myrrh, - i dram 

Cologne Water, - 2 drams 

Water, - - 3 drams 

Dissolve the acid in water; mix the tincture 

of myrrh and cologne water and add to the 

acid solution. Apply with a bit of soft leather. 

FURNITURE POLISH. 

Gum Shellac, - i ounce 

Alcohol, - - 8 ounces 

Linseed Oil, - i ounce 

Mix, apply with woolen cloth. 



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DEPILATORY. 

Quick Lime, - i ounce 

Gum Benzine, - i ounce 

Water sufficient to make a paste, Apply 
and brush off in ten minutes. 

BEST HAIR OIL. 

Pale Yel. Cotton Seed Oil, 8 ounces 
Bay Rum, - - 8 ounces 

Add perfume to suit. 

BAY RUM. 

Soft Water, - 8 ounces 

Alcohol, - - 4 ounces 

Oil of Bay, - 1-4 ounce 

Add water to make one quart. 

HAIR RESORATIVE. 

Lac. Sulphur, - 8 drachms 

Sugar of Lead, - 8 drachms 

Glycerine, - 8 ounces 

Bay Rum, - 8 ounces 

Four spoonsful of fine salt and a few drops 
of Bergamot. Makes half gallon. 



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BOQUET COSMETIQUE. 

Lard and mutton suet, carefully prepared 
I lb. each, white wax, 6 oz., melt over a slow 
fire; essence of Bergamot, i oz. run into 
moulds; wrap in tin foil; label and it is ready 
for use. 

TO CURL THE HAIE. 

Olive Oil, - - I pound 

Oil of Organum, - i dram 

Oil of Rosemary, i 1-4 drams 

Mix, put small amount on hands, rub well 
into the roots of the hair. 

RAZOR STROP PASTE. 

Take the finest superfine flour of emery, 
nothing but the very finest will do, moisten 
with Sweet Oil or Vaseline. Mix, put in small 
boxes and it is ready for sale. There is nothing 
as good for your strops as elbow grease and 
lather. 

VIOLET WATER, Finest Quality. 

Extract Violet, with 4 parts dilute Cologne 
Spirits. Mix and bottle. 



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TONIC FOR THE HAIR. 

A tonic for the hair is composed of 
Glycerine, - 1-4 ounce 

Cologne, - - 6 ounces 

Tinct. of Capsicum, 20 drops 

Tinct. of Spanish Flies, i^ drams 

CAMPHOR ICE. 

For chapped hands or lips; can be used 
after shaving. Spermacetic Tallow, i^ ozs. 
Oil of Sweet Almonds, 4 tea spoons. Gum 
Camphor, 3-4 ozs, made fine, disolve over 
slow fire, stirring until disolved; pour into 
moulds if for sale; paper and tin foil if for 
your own use. Put in a tight box. 

MAGIC LINIMENT. 

Cotton Seed Oil, - 4 ounces 

Powd. Castile Soap, - i ounce 

Spirits of Turpentine, 2 ounces 

Strong Ammonia Water, 4 ounces 
Water sufficient to make one pint. 

This is a good seller when put up in nice- 
ly labeled bottles. Try it. 



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TINEA TRICOPHYTIUA. 
(BARBERS lOCH.) 

Characterized by itchincr erythematous 
redness and crop of vesicles followed by scaly 
formation. On scalp, hairs become brittle and 
break off. Stubble-like appearance. On 
body, spreads in fairy-ring-like manner. On 
head, split-pea or hazel-nut sized papules or 
tubercles appear. Hairs come out without 
pain. On nails, called Onycho-Mycosis. Fol- 
licles occasionally, pour out viscid mucus 
resemblingjuiceof the mistletoe-berry (Kerion) 
Contagious. Children of lymphatic tempera- 
ment. Tricophyton. In youth attacks scalp, 
or body. In adult life the beard. Fungus 
scales or scabs turn whitish yellow on addition 
of Chloroform. 

Sepia and Tellurium (Ringworm). Merc, 
precip. ruber. Kali bich. Plantago. Tart, 
emet. ane Cicuta (Barber's Itch). Cocculus 
Indicus, ect. Epilation. Shaving every other 
day. Merc. corr. or Sulphurous acid lotion. 
Chrysophanic Cerate or White precipitate 
oint. 



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TOOTH WASH. 

White Castile Soap, 

Glycerine, 

Water, 

Alcohol, 

Oil of Peppermint, 

Oil af VVintergreen, 

Oil of Anise 

Oil of Cassia, 

NAIL POLISH. 
Tartaric Acid, 
Tincture of Myrrh, 
Cologne Water, 
Water, 

Dissolve the acid in the water; mix the tinc- 
ture ot myrrh and the cologne water and add 

to the acid solution. Apply with a bit of soft 
leather. 

MANICURE VARNISH. 

Paraffin Wax, - 60 grains 

Chloroform, - 2 ounces 

Oil Rose, " " 3 drops 

After polishing the nails, apply the varnish 
and rub with chamois skin. 



3 ounces 

5 il ounces 

2o ounces 

30 ounces 

I dram 

I dram 

I dram 

I dram 

I dram 
I dram 

2 drams 

3 drams 



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TO CLEAN CARPETS. 

Good for taking- out grease spots, paint, 
pitch, tar, and for cleaning clothing, gloves, 
hats, etc. This receipt has been sold all over 
the country, and has been a great money mak- 
er. It can be used for anything that soap is 
used for, and for taking off grease from the 
hands of machinests and railroad men it has 
no e(|ual. I give the exact formula as it was 
received by me from one who paid $50.00 for 
it. 

l\vo Packages 76 Powder, 

Shave up one bar of Ivory Soap, 

One tea spoon Pulverized Alum, 

Two tea spoon Borax. 

Tea spoon Salt, 

One gallon soft water, 
Stir all together; boil over a slow fire 30 
minutes or until all the soap is thoroughly 
disolved. Directions for using: Take a large 
pan or bucket half full of water have a large 
sponge; take a hand full of the preparation 
work it into the sponge; make a lather until it 
fills pan or bucket, then use the lather for 



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cleaning the carpet; when you use up this 
amount of lather, work up more; washing the 
carpet all over with the sponge, the same as 
you would scrub a floor; let dry and it will be 
clean and look like new. 

TO CLEAK WALL PAPER. 

A preparation for cleaning wall paper is 
made of one quart of Rye flour, table spoon- 
ful of Plaster Paris; stir together; put in water 
enough to make a thick dough. Bake until 
done then it is ready for use. If it gets too 
hard wet with water; work it up like putty into 
dough balls. When you first use this, care 
should be taken not to streak the paper. This 
makes old dirty wall paper look like new at a 
very small cost and not much labor. 

CORN CURE. 

Soak a piece of copper in strong vinegar 
for twenty-four hours. Pour the liquid off, 
and bottle. Apply frequently till the corn is 
removed. 



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